The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952

Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952
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any other matter required to be prescribed by this Act.
1 [(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before
each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which
may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before
the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions
aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses
agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such
modified form, or be of no effect, as the case may be ; so, however, that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything
previously done under that rule.]
22. Maintenance secrecy of voting-
(1) Every officer, clerk or other person who performs any duty in connection with the
recording or counting of votes at an election shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the
secrecy of the voting and shall not (except for some purpose authorised by or under any
law) communicate to any per son any information calculated to violate such secrecy.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.
23. Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred-
Save as provided in Part III, no Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to question the legality of
any action taken or of any decision given by the Returning Officer or by any other person
appointed under this Act in connection with an election.
1. Inserted by section 9, ibid
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